Container for sanitary tissues



Aug. 31, 1954 J, L. PLONCZAK 2,687,835

CONTAINER FOR SANITARY TISSUES Filed April 1'7. 1951 INVENTOR .IJ E-ANL. P LONG ZAK Bydxmwiq Patented Aug. 31, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE Jean L. Plonczak, Buffalo, N. Y. Application April 17, 1951,Serial No. 221,455

This invention relates to a holder or container, and more particularlyto a container for sanitary tissues.

The object of the invention is to provide a container that includes acompartment for holding and dispensing sanitary tissues, there being acompartment into which the tissues may be conveniently disposed of afterthey have been used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary tissue holderwhich includes a compartment for holding clean tissues that are to bedispensed, there being a means provided for gaining access to thiscompartment, whereby the compartment can be filled or loaded as desired,the holder of the present invention adapted to be conveniently attachedto a conventional belt that is worn around the users Waist.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sanitary tissuecontainer which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sanitary tissue container of thepresent invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the blank from which the container orholder is made.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the holder of the present inventionmay be fabricated of any suitable material, and the holder includes afront wall l0, and arranged rearwardly of the front wall I is a backwall I l, the walls [0 and II being arranged in spaced parallel relationwith respect to each other. A side wall I2 is arranged between the frontwall Ill and back wall I I and is secured thereto, and arranged inspaced parallel relation with respect to the side wall 12 is a secondside wall It. A flange l5 may be arranged along one edge of the backwall ll, Figure 2, whereby the flange I5 can be readily secured to theside wall [2, as by a suitable line of stitching. The side wall i2 isconnected to the front wall In by a fold or crease line l6, while foldlines 11 and I8 connect the front and back walls to the other side wall[4. The parts are adapted to be creased or folded about these lines whenthe carton is being formed.

The holder of the present invention further includes a bottom wal1 l9,and arranged in spaced parallel relation above the bottom wall I 9 is atop wall 20. A slide fastener 2| is arranged in top 1 Claim. (01. 224-26) wall 20, the slide fastener 2| including a fingerengaging tab orclip 22. Arranged intermediate the top wall 2|] and the bottom wall I9,and extending between the pair of side walls and secured thereto is apartition 23. The partition 23 coacts with the other walls of the holderto define an upper and lower compartment. Theupper compartment above thepartition 23 is adapted to hold a stack of interfolded sheets orsanitary cleaning tissues, and when the upper compartment is empty, theslide fastener 2| can be opened so that the upper compartment can againbe filled with cleaning tissues T. A slot 24 is arranged in the frontwall [0 adjacent the upper end thereof, whereby the cleaning tissues Tcan be readily dispensed therethrough from the upper compartment.

The partition 23 further coacts with the walls of the container toprovide a lower compartment which is arranged below the uppertissue-holding compartment. The lower compartment is adapted to receivethe tissues T after they have been used, so that the tissues can beconveniently disposed of. An opening or slot 25 is arranged in the frontwall It, and the opening 25 communicates with the lower compartment sothat the used tissues can be readily inserted into the lowercompartment.

A means is provided for attaching the holder of the present invention toa conventional belt that is worn around the users waist. Thus, theholder of the present invention can be readily worn on the belt so thatsanitary tissues T may be available whenever needed, and also thesetissues can be disposed of after they have been used. This meanscomprises a loop 26 which is secured to the back wall II in any suitablemanner, as for example, by a line of stitching and the loop 26 isadapted to embrace or receive therein the conventional belt thatsurrounds the users waist. In Figure 2, the various dotted lines indicatwhere portions of the parts are adapted to be folded and sewn orotherwise secured together.

In use, the holder of the present invention can be readily attached tothe users belt by means of the loop 26. Then, the slide fastener 2| canbe opened and the upper compartment can be filled with sanitary cleaningtissues T. Then, when the user desires to use one or more of the tissuesT, such tissues can be readily removed through the slot 24 from theupper compartment. After the tissues T have been used, these tissues canbe readily disposed of by inserting the tissues T through the opening 25and into the lower compartment.

The holder or container of the present invention is ruggedlyconstructed, and the tissues in the upper container will be maintainedin a clean, sanitary condition until needed. Also, the container issmall in size and can be easily carried, the container being especiallysuitable for females. The container of the present invention can be madeof various colored plastic materials, and the container is attractivelybuilt. If desired, the material from which the container is made may bewashable. Also, the device of the present invention can be used byambulatory patients in hospitals or at home, and can also be used bynurses when on private duty. Further, oflice employees, especiallywomen, can readily find use for the present invention, mothers withteething babies which constantly drool, hayfever sufierers and otherpersons being especially benefited.

What is claimed is:

As a new article of manufacture, a sanitary tissue holder comprising afront wall, a back wall arranged in spaced parallel relation withrespect to said front wall, a pair of spaced parallel side wallsextending between said front and back Walls and secured thereto, abottom wall and a top wall arranged in spaced parallel relation withrespect to each other, and a partition extending between said side wallsand arranged between said top and bottom Walls to provide an upper and alower compartment, said upper compartment adapted to hold a quantity ofclean tissues therein, there being a slot in said front wall extendingfrom one side to the other for dispensing clean tissues from said uppercompartment, said lower compartment adapted to receive tissues afterthey have been used, there being an opening in said front wallintermediate the side edges thereof for permitting the used tissues tobe placed in the lower compartment, and a slide fastener in said topwall for gaining access to the upper compartment, and a loop secured tosaid back wall for attaching the holder to the wearers belt.

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